Tuesday, February 7, 2012

House-tops horizon

Photo by Barry Wallace

I'm sure it was just a year ago that I looked westward across this scene from King's 7th Concession, a half-mile or so north of the King Sideroad, and the horizon presented fields and trees as far as the eye could see. Suddenly, it seems, the pastoral horizon has been replaced with wall-to-wall housing in Nobleton's north-east sector. It is not a surprise, really, but it is a jolt, nevertheless. While these physical changes transpire in the township, one starts to ponder on the changes to how we see ourselves in a new world. Will King's past matter? Are we asking our local political masters this question? Will we demand an answer?

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Born the night Japan attacked Pearl Harbour / became a man the day I harnessed a team of horses for my grandfather / hitch-hiked across Canada and back / married my high school sweetheart / spent 41 years in newspaper publishing / birdwatcher for the past 26 years / take a canoe over a car any day / proud father and grandfather / lifelong hedonist